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  • Animum, own work. GFDL (http://www.gnu.org/copyleft/fdl.html) or CC-BY-SA-3.0-2.5-2.0-1.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons

    • Minimizing the Impacts of Coastal Flooding Helps City Prepare for Sea Level Rise

  • Evening view of Norfolk, Virginia. Public domain image by Joey Sheely

    • Norfolk Establishes Strategy for Coastal Resilience

  • Still image from video "Tools for Flood Resilience: Lessons from Fort Collins." Video footage: Kurt Mann.

    • Planning for the Future in a Floodplain

  • Demolition of the Washington Post building, 2016. Photo by Victoria Pickering, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/2.0/

    • Preparing for La Niña
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  • Puget Sound Regional Council

    • Puget Sound Regional Council Climate Change and Resilience Guidance

  • Marin Carbon Project

    • Ranchers in Marin County Consider Carbon Credits
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  • Nancy Pau/USFWS

    • Salt Marsh Habitat Restoration on Parker River National Wildlife Refuge
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  • The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services

    • Statewide Summary Report: California's Fourth Climate Change Assessment

  • CGP Grey, http://www.cgpgrey.com. CC BY 2.0, http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.

    • Students Design Low-Impact Landscape to Reduce Stormwater Runoff

  • The skyline of Portland, Oregon looking west from the Hawthorne Bridge. Photo by Eric Baetscher. Used via a Creative Commons license (CC BY-SA 2.5) via Wikimedia Commons. .

    • Throw Away Your Crystal Ball: A Stress Testing Approach to Infrastructure Planning Under Climate Change Uncertainty
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    Vermont Climate Action Plan

  • Aerial view of the City of Virginia Beach oceanfront. © City of Virginia Beach, Department of Public Works. Used with permission

    • Virginia Beach Becomes Sea Level Wise

  • Joseph Brody. Public domain, via Wikipedia

    • Watershed Protection Organizations Serve as Catalysts for Adaptation Planning

  • Ned Point Lighthouse, Mattapoisett. By Balon Greyjoy, own work. CC0 (public domain), via Wikimedia Commons

    • Weather Ready Mattapoisett: A Community Prepares for Extreme Weather